Chapter 23 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY. For a time matters went on smoothly. Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another. He felt that he had a good place. Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
Chapter 23 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.”
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading “Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.”
for the most part
From this reading “Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “For a time matters went on smoothly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
for the most part
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
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From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
come together
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he had a good place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sam was abashed by the result of his experiment, and discouraged from making another.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a time matters went on smoothly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Living chiefly at the lodging-house his expenses were small, and four dollars a week were ample to meet them.
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